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Space race: who will take you there?

Space race: who will take you there?

innovation.uk.msn.com — Ever wanted to visit Kármán? Never heard of it? It's only 62 miles away, but this invisible line between our planet's atmosphere and space is set to become the next big holiday destination - if only very briefly. Well, as World Space Week draws to a close, many of us are looking at the skies and wondering if we can take a trip of our own. There are actually numerous players to choose from. Everyone has heard of Richard Branson's plans.
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Kit you need to be a stargazer

Kit you need to be a stargazer

home.bt.com — In theory stargazing requires nothing more than a minimum of 10 minutes outdoors to adjust eyes to the dark - but both the British weather and the sheer scale of the cosmos make some purchases helpful. Practical things all stargazers need include a really big mountain-style warm coat, a thick jumper, hat and gloves. You don't want to be taking the latter off, so find something like the SealSkinz Ultra Grip gloves (£30), which make handling binoculars, books and/or a telescope easy. Clear nights are the coldest of all, and standing still is what stargazing is all about, so wrap up warm.
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Face off: Samsung Galaxy Gear Vs Sony SmartWatch 2 SW2

Face off: Samsung Galaxy Gear Vs Sony SmartWatch 2 SW2

www.scmp.com — Smart watches that link to phones and tablets are here, but which one should you give the time of day?
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Face off: Apple MacBook Air vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Face off: Apple MacBook Air vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

www.scmp.com — Ultrabooks promise to be the ultimate workhorse. But which of these heavyweights will best boost productivity?...
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How today's hi-tech traveller can stay connected

How today's hi-tech traveller can stay connected

www.scmp.com — For travelling light weight and hi-tech, these gadgets are just the ticket, writes Jamie Carter
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The best gadgets for travellers

The best gadgets for travellers

www.scmp.com — Frequent fliers, take note.
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No format war as 4K Blu-ray discs spin closer

No format war as 4K Blu-ray discs spin closer

TechRadar — The announcement of a next-gen Blu-ray disc is imminent - and there will be no 4k Ultra HD format war, the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) told TechRadar in Berlin. Brushing-off fears that consumers are now more interested in streaming from the likes of Netflix and Lovefilm than in collecting optical discs, Marty Gordon, Philips' Vice President for Alliances & Communications and spokesman for the BDA, promised an announcement of an 'enhanced' Blu-ray format 'soon' "The BDA's task-force has been working feverishly and we expect an announcement soon - I hope this year," he said. He also confirmed that the announcement would involve a traditional-looking disc.
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10 best portable and Bluetooth speakers for music on the go

10 best portable and Bluetooth speakers for music on the go

TechRadar — The marketeers would have you buy portable speakers for the beach, a picnic in the park or for entertaining friends in your garden while you burn some burgers. But they really come into their own on work trips and holidays. Whether you're stuck in a hotel room and chained to your laptop or you want some quality tunes before heading out somewhere exotic, some decent travel speakers make a big impact. Almost universally bad until recently, there have been some significant improvements to the genre of late that now see some standout products that really impress.
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Best GPS running watch: 5 we recommend

Best GPS running watch: 5 we recommend

TechRadar — They're big, they're bulky, and they'll do a lot more than simply get you from A to B. Designed primarily for those who like to get lost in a sea of data rather than those with a terrible sense of direction, the new generation of GPS watches are all about pin-pointing exactly where you dropped the pace - or over-stretched yourself. The plethora of features on each one - from altimeter and compass to heart rate calculators and virtual racer modes - will be overkill for many.
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Best MacBook Air case: 11 top bags, cases and covers

Best MacBook Air case: 11 top bags, cases and covers

TechRadar — Your shiny new MacBook Air has just been delivered... but what to put it in? Do you just want to protect it from scratches or are you after a case that shields it - and the give-away logo on its lid - from prying eyes and criminals? Perhaps you need a drop-prof case, or you're a photographer that needs to take a MacBook Air and a DSLR camera in the same bag. Whatever your ambitions, there's something for you among these innovative slings, messengers, backpacks, cases and covers that fit the MacBook Air 11-inch and 13-inch models. 1.
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10 top gadgets for your summer holiday

10 top gadgets for your summer holiday

TechRadar — Even when you're getting away from it all, there are some things you want to take with you. But how do you know which gadgets are worthy of taking up your valuable packing space? These are our 10 picks for the technological traveller: everything on this lists has been designed for travel. From smaller, lighter, luggage friendly versions of your must-have gadgets to life-savers for your life on the road, we've got your packing covered. 1. Sennheiser PXC 250-II A pair of bulky noise-cancelling headphones come somewhere near the kitchen sink on most people's packing list, which makes these dinky Sennheisers something of a revelation.
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10 terrible tech travel mistakes to avoid this summer

10 terrible tech travel mistakes to avoid this summer

TechRadar — Wander the streets of Venice, the boardwalks of Brazil or even just the aisles of a grubby Boeing 737 and you'll quickly notice tourists abusing their gadgets with ill abandon, as if nobody is watching. But as well as red-faced foreigners using iPads as cameras and show-off friends checking in on Facebook while still at the airport McDonalds, the usually tech-savvy can be prone to the odd holiday slip-up, too - usually by massively over-estimating their gadget needs. Here are 10 of the most common tech-related errors that make travellers look stupid. Stop yourself from committing these sins to avoid irritating locals and embarrassing your fellow tourists.
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How your noisy, open-plan office is making you 66% less productive

How your noisy, open-plan office is making you 66% less productive

TechRadar — Everyone's talking about bandwidth, but what about our own? Most sound we hear is accidental and has a massive impact on our mood, our stress levels and our productivity, but few of us recognise it as a problem. "Sound affects us psychologically, psychologically, cognitive and behaviourally, even though we're not aware of it," says Julian Treasure, Chairman of The Sound Agency and author of Sound Business, speaking at a recent lecture in Nice attended by TechRadar. "We move through soundscapes all the time, and most of them are accidental - a by-product. Most retail soundscapes are accidental, incongruent with the brands, and mostly hostile."
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Rise of the body hackers: Google, the wearable web and transhumanism

Rise of the body hackers: Google, the wearable web and transhumanism

TechRadar — Are you happy with your body? Or is just too darned organic? The fusing of man and machine is already happening, with so-called 'body hackers' implanting cameras, brainwave sensors and magnets in their bodies to allow everything from mind-control gadgets to dreaming in sound and navigation by vibration. For now, these experiments are the reserve of 'grinders', a small group of DIY body modifiers who design, build and test their own modifications, but they may not remain outside the mainstream for long. Google Glass might be called revolutionary by some, but could this mass-market wearable device also be an important step in human evolution?
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10 best quiet gadgets: low-noise gadgets for your home

10 best quiet gadgets: low-noise gadgets for your home

TechRadar — There's a reason for the explosion in popularity of headphones, and it's got nothing to do with Dr Dre. Our offices, homes and city streets are getting louder as we fill-up our lives with more and more machinery, electronics, traffic and constantly beeping gadgets. Forced to don headphones, we're quickly retreating into world of our own, but there could be light at the end of the, err, ear canal. Silent-running gadgets are beginning to emerge that are as functional as before, only better designed. Until recently 'low-noise' has been a claim found only on expensive products, but now it's a characteristic starting to filter to all areas of the market.
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How wireless charging will change our devices

How wireless charging will change our devices

TechRadar — If you're anything like us, every time you leave the house you take an armful of cables, chargers and just-in-case batteries to fuel a camera, smartphone, tablet and laptop to amuse you between a constant hunt for the next recharge, the next top-up. What a terrible way to travel. Anyone who's 'upgraded' from an e-Ink e-reader like an original Kindle to the Kindle Fire HD or Kobo Arc only to miss the once-a-month quick charge of old will know exactly what we mean. And with wearable gadgets like smart watches and smart glass imminent, it's only going to get worse.
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Why basic smartphones will win in the race for 'the next billion' users

Why basic smartphones will win in the race for 'the next billion' users

TechRadar — With so many high-end smartphones about, the market for cheap PAYG phones is long dead. That's the received wisdom, but it's wrong - so wrong - because it's predicated on a mis-understanding of where the 'market' is. If you hadn't guessed already, the US, Europe and the rest of the developed world ain't where it's at. All consumer electronics companies - and handset makers in particular - are looking much further afield. "The big opportunity is in how we put smartphones into the hands of the next billion," says Dan Appelquist, Open Web Advocate at Telefónica Digital.
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New iPhone software application aims to change the way we shop

New iPhone software application aims to change the way we shop

www.scmp.com — Calling Apple a has-been is now the trend among technology watchers. The recent churning-out of yet another apparently identikit iPhone did nothing to stop the Apple-bashing....
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Graphene may be the material of the future

Graphene may be the material of the future

www.scmp.com — It's super strong, super slim and almost transparent, but why all the fuss about a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon?...
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They're all ears: How more and more gadgets increase privacy fears

They're all ears: How more and more gadgets increase privacy fears

www.scmp.com — Anything is possible in the so-called Internet of Things but privacy fears may be a hurdle, writes Jamie Carter
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Solar fridges designed for medical use help save lives in remote villages

Solar fridges designed for medical use help save lives in remote villages

www.scmp.com — Your source for credible news and authoritative insights from Hong Kong, China and the world.
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Commercial space flights gearing-up for lift-off

Commercial space flights gearing-up for lift-off

www.scmp.com — Suborbital space flights are just the beginning of a new frontier for the tourism industry, writes Jamie Carter
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Why self-driving cars are the next big thing in safety and efficiency

Why self-driving cars are the next big thing in safety and efficiency

www.scmp.com — Drivers today who check their smartphone while at the wheel might be living dangerously, but in the future, multi-tasking while driving might be encouraged. According to the inventors of self-driving cars, by 2040 we could all be busy reading,...
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Travel industry set to mine big data

Travel industry set to mine big data

www.scmp.com — Can the ideal holiday be created by a database? Every time you book a flight online, review a hotel, or use an ATM, you're leaving a digital footprint. That's potential gold dust to a travel industry on the cusp of using big data to create...
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